Carrying over from his time as a player, Kethan Darbar still has
a fire burning inside of him that he has chosen to pass along to
student-athletes as a coach. After joining King University in May
2010, the fourth-year head coach guided the men to their first
Conference Carolinas Tournament win and women to their first
Conference Carolinas Tournament berth in 2013-14.

The Tornado men closed the season on a hot streak, winnning
their last nine regular season matches before winning their
Conference Carolinas Tournament Quarterfinal match over Erskine
College to run their winning streak to 10 matches. The win marked
the first time in three years the men had won a Conference
Carolinas Tournament match. King ended the season with an overall
record of 14-8 while going 6-2 in league play to earn the second
seed in the tournament. A season after the Tornado women went
winlees, Darbar led King to a 9-15 overall record, including a mark
of 3-6 in Conference Carolinas play. That record gave King the
seventh seed, and their first-ever Conference Carolinas Tournament
berth.

Darbar led the 2012-13 men's squad to their second consecutive
Conference Carolinas Tournament appearance in their second year in
the league. The Tornado posted an overall record of 11-10 while
going 5-5 in conferece play. Under Darbar's tutelage, Rodrigo Avila
was named first team All-Conference Carolinas for the second
consecutive season.

In his first year after taking over the Tornado program, Darbar
led the men’s team to a Conference Carolinas Tournament berth
in its first year as a member school after a successful regular
season. Led by All-Conference honorees Rodrigo Avila and Pablo
Vidal, the Tornado began the 2011-12 season on a 10-match winning
streak and finished the year 13-5. Eight of his student-athletes,
including the entire men’s starting lineup, were named to the
Conference Carolinas All-Academic Team while Avila was named
Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men’s tennis.

Darbar came to King from Lambuth University in Jackson, Tenn.,
where he led the men’s and women’s programs for two
seasons. While with the Eagles, he coached his teams to a combined
21-33 record, 11-15 on the men’s side and 10-18 leading the
women while the University made the transition from NAIA to NCAA
status. In 2010-11, the men went 6-10 marking the most wins for the
team in over 11 years. The women won five matches each season under
Darbar’s guidance, the most since the 2004 season.

He was a member of the Lambuth men’s tennis team from
2005-09. Darbar graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Sport
Management in 2009. Upon graduation he became an assistant at his
alma mater, a position he held for one season before being elevated
to head coach in 2010.

The Sao Paulo, Brazil native spent time at the EGA Tennis
Academy as a professional tennis player in his hometown. While
there he helped mentor younger players and competed in national
tournaments throughout Brazil and South America. Darbar also
competed in International Tennis Federation Futures events.